New signals will be switched on in South West London this Easter introducing modern, more reliable equipment to improve rail journeys for passengers.

Network Rail has today (Wednesday 31 March) reopened Oakham station footbridge for passengers after completing a major revamp to protect its future.

Network Rail will use Sunday 4 and Monday 5 April over the Easter weekend to press on with the Gatwick Airport station redevelopment to make passengers’ future journeys from the train to the plane easier, while the station is open for travel.

Network Rail engineers in the South East are preparing to work in South East London and North Kent to replace a bridge near Dartford, repair earthworks between Hastings and Tonbridge, and improve the track near Hither Green and Petts Wood.

Network Rail is keeping people on the move this Easter (2-5 April) while carrying out £31m of upgrades to improve future passenger and freight journeys between London and Scotland.

A busy level crossing on the A337 in Hampshire will be closed for two weekends in April to allow worn-out track to be replaced by Network Rail.

Three level crossings in Woodbridge, Suffolk have been upgraded with new equipment that make them safer.

Network Rail has successfully completed work to renew parts of the River Fowey viaduct and repair some of the track at Lostwithiel station.